Send text messages to a mobile communications device using a gateway service.
For a list of all members of this type, see TextMessage Members.
System.Object
SocketTools.TextMessage
Public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.
Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service used by mobile communication devices to exchange brief text messages. Most service providers also provide gateway servers that can be used to send messages to a wireless device on their network using standard e-mail protocols. The SocketTools.TextMessage class provides methods that can be used to determine the provider associated with a specific telephone number and send a text message to the device using the provider's mail gateway.
This class has been designed to assist developers in sending text message notifications as part of their application. For example, it can be used to enable your software to automatically send notifications when a specific event occurs, such as an error condition. This class is not designed to be used with software that will send out a large number of text messages to many users, and there are limitations on the number of messages that may be sent to different phone numbers over a short period of time. Because many recipients must pay a fee for each text message they receive, text messages should only be sent to those who explicitly request them.
Note: This component only supports service providers in North America and cannot be used to send text messages to mobile devices that use providers outside of the United States and Canada. Some service providers may prevent messages from being sent through their gateway to a user that does not have unlimited text messaging as part of their service agreement.
Namespace: SocketTools
Assembly: SocketTools.TextMessage (in SocketTools.TextMessage.dll)